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Originally Posted by ukjay (Post 1064744)

Lots of homework has helped me to cherry pick items to sell.Here is were i have been looking to source items https://leelinesourcing.com/1688-agent/

Originally Posted by ukjay (Post 1064754)

the site is 1688.com the link is for a personal shopper to buy from the site as its a china site and we can not buy from it.In regards to what to buy well thats for you to do ya homework yes they under cut the market but they can not ship first class like we can and they can't engage as well as we can with UK buyer's like we can so we have some advantages how you use them is up to you.see what they are selling lots of source it buy it ship it faster than them it works well for me.

Originally Posted by ukjay (Post 1064760)

check the feedback out i bet there's negs on the slow shipping.Homework find items there not selling.There's still lots of things there not selling YET its up to you to think out of the box keep looking you will find stuff. On all my listings it says fast&free shipping this is a big selling point compared to the other listings im competing with.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1064775)

as far as shipping is concern,the exchange rate is US$1 comes to cHINA $6.5 .
IF YOU CHarge 3 for shipping a light item with tracking,that $3 comes to almost $20 Chinese dollars,they can still beat you in item price and shipping,they just make less.

Originally Posted by SenDzo (Post 1066230)

list stuff that very few sell....

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1071335)

I am beginning to enjoy reading your posts,a dry sense of humor?
some buy on Ebay and resell on Ebay,do you know Ebay is the best hunting ground for brick and mortar 'antique' dealers !
My vendor just came back from Tucson Jewelry show,you should go and see for yourself,

Originally Posted by james13v (Post 1071375)

it's called a dark sense of humor.

95% of what I sell on ebay, I buy on ebay.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1071335)

I am beginning to enjoy reading your posts,a dry sense of humor?
some buy on Ebay and resell on Ebay,do you know Ebay is the best hunting ground for brick and mortar 'antique' dealers !
My vendor just came back from Tucson Jewelry show,you should go and see for yourself,

Originally Posted by Pandoras_box (Post 1071321)

The days of being highly successful on eBay and Amazon without some serious research seems to be over.

Spend a month on Terapeak.com and Alibaba.com, and you'd be rewarded with years of profit.

Originally Posted by Estarossa (Post 1073076)

Spend a month doing what? going through items and cross-checking them on ebay to see if they're worth selling and not too saturated? i can do that but i still don't think i will find anything, i'll give a try though. Alibaba and terapeak and other sites like this are where middlemen are selling the items right? how do i get items from the source/manufacturers for cheaper than these sites? Is there anyway to contact the Chinese source of these products to get better prices? I don't understand terapeak.

Originally Posted by dan_ebay (Post 1073111)

Bit of a myth that finding a magical manufacturer leads to a great price. I buy most of my items from a middleman, they spend $1-5 mil per order with each brand, get a 20-30% discount on the standard wholesale price and then sell at a 2-5% markup so it's much cheaper to buy from the middleman than the manufacturer in my niche.

Originally Posted by Estarossa (Post 1073074)

Most people on this forum are buying bulk from china and reselling, not many are buying from ebay to resell on ebay and i would think the profit margins would be higher if you sold chinese stuff since it's so cheap to acquire. If anyone has a list of sites i can take a look at to find some products that aren't extremely saturated and worth selling, let me know please!

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1073129)

this is the problem,buying from Alibaba,and sell them on Ebay,the ones who sold you on Ali are also selling on Ebay for 99 cents free shipping.

Buying on EBay to resell can be quite profitable if you know what you are doing,I am not talking about the common stuff on EBAY,I am talking the one of a kind stuff,hard to find and if you can find it,cost too much.
But on Ebay ,it shows up every day !
You have to know what you are looking for

Originally Posted by Estarossa (Post 1073076)

Spend a month doing what? going through items and cross-checking them on ebay to see if they're worth selling and not too saturated?
i can do that but i still don't think i will find anything, i'll give a try though. Alibaba and terapeak and other sites like this are where middlemen are selling the items right? how do i get items from the source/manufacturers for cheaper than these sites? Is there anyway to contact the Chinese source of these products to get better prices? I don't understand terapeak.

Originally Posted by Estarossa (Post 1064743)

I think it's unfair that chinese citizens are registered on UK Ebay and selling items when people who reside in this country have to take the long route and dropship or order bulk and even then it's near impossible to beat the chinese sellers prices since they're at the source of it, while we pay premium. I'm just starting out and i've got some knowledge on how to create accounts, but i just don't see how i can compete with these sellers, i know a lot of you are successful and been doing this for years and obviously not going to reveal the secret, but how do i find profitable items? Ali baba i compared prices and chinese sellers are selling belowbulk price, it's really not worth trying to compete with these guys, you'll just end up losing money. How do i get in touch with private suppliers instead of being forced to buy bulk on alibaba and sites like this? Very frustrating trying to do this in 2020, feels like if you aren't already experienced for many years and know the ins and outs, you got no chance.

Originally Posted by tmastermind (Post 1065277)

I’ve made a success by actually increasing the price but just packaging the same product differently and competed with Chinese sellers on the UK market and actually done more sales and more profit! Some people get the false economy sense and prefer to buy something that’s worth a little more for a sense of it will last or get better support.

As a couple posted have already alluded to your kinda selling yourself and the service your offering. Don’t just focus on the product solely

Originally Posted by james_112233 (Post 1073255)

Everybody wants to go to the source ... you can still make good profits buying from the middleman but then finding a unique way to present what you sell.

A lot of money is in the presentation.

Originally Posted by Pandoras_box (Post 1073145)

Actually it would be the other way around. Let's say you see an item on eBay that you think you might like to sell. You check, and the item sells a good quantity daily.
You'd copy the title and paste it into search in Terapeak.com
Hit search and then click on "inventory ideas."
That should show you all items in the seller's shop, including the total amount and quantity sold for each item for a given time.
If you like the figures you see, go on to the steps below. Otherwise, go back to eBay and select another product and title.

You must have an excel file that works out all fees with minimal input. This is essential. Costs will include eBay, Paypal, shipping+, Agents(inspects samples and goods in china), taxes, INR + mail fraud (estimates), importation fees, packaging, branding (if any), storage, stock insurance and a few more.

When you've computed some of these, go on Alibaba and post a "Request for quotation"

Be very thorough and clear about what you want and ask not to be contacted if they cannot meet your stated requirements.
Ask for a final price and state it clearly that if you'd be making your decision based the most affordable offer.

While you wait for responses, go back to eBay, pick another item and repeat the process over and over.
As you begin to get responses, enter the missing information into your excel file. Products and manufacturers that will make you money will quickly stand out.


Many other essential aspects are too numerous to print here. Still, you may already be aware of these - for example, you want to check that no patents, agreements or even local laws prevent you from selling your chosen item. If there's one in place, thrash the product and go on to the next item.


Repeat until you max out your budget.

Originally Posted by Pandoras_box (Post 1073145)

Actually it would be the other way around. Let's say you see an item on eBay that you think you might like to sell. You check, and the item sells a good quantity daily.
You'd copy the title and paste it into search in Terapeak.com
Hit search and then click on "inventory ideas."
That should show you all items in the seller's shop, including the total amount and quantity sold for each item for a given time.
If you like the figures you see, go on to the steps below. Otherwise, go back to eBay and select another product and title.

You must have an excel file that works out all fees with minimal input. This is essential. Costs will include eBay, Paypal, shipping+, Agents(inspects samples and goods in china), taxes, INR + mail fraud (estimates), importation fees, packaging, branding (if any), storage, stock insurance and a few more.

When you've computed some of these, go on Alibaba and post a "Request for quotation"

Be very thorough and clear about what you want and ask not to be contacted if they cannot meet your stated requirements.
Ask for a final price and make it clear you'd be making your decision based the most affordable offer.

While you wait for responses, go back to eBay, pick another item and repeat the process over and over.
As you begin to get responses, enter the missing information into your excel file. Products and manufacturers that will make you money will quickly stand out.


Many other essential aspects are too numerous to print here. Still, you may already be aware of these - for example, you want to check that no patents, agreements or even local laws prevent you from selling your chosen item. If there's one in place, thrash the product and go on to the next item.


Repeat until you max out your budget.

Originally Posted by Doctor453 (Post 1077253)

you said find products on ebay and not alibaba, so if i find products that are already being sold a lot by other sellers, how will i sell them? do i simply undercut them by 10% or a little and hope my listing sells more and in turn they undercut me and process repeat or what? Thanks again!